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Justice Committee

Evidence session on Women offenders inquiry
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Evidence session with the Secretary of State for Justice

The Justice Committee was appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Ministry of Justice and associated public bodies.

What's on

Date Business
05 March 2013
9:30 am
 Subject: Women offenders
Witness(es): Liz Calderbank, HM Chief Inspector of Probation (acting), Val Castell, Magistrates' Association Sentencing Committee and Liz Rijnenberg, Probation Chiefs Association; Eoin McLennan Murray, President, Prison Governors' Association and Nick Hardwick, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons
Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Inquiries

Other work

Publications

Title Date published
The Operation of the Family Courts: Follow-Up - Oral Evidence - 24 October 2012 | PDF version The Operation of the Family Courts: Follow-Up - Oral Evidence - 24 October 2012 (PDF) 14 February 2013
The Work of the Serious Fraud Office - Oral and Written Evidence | PDF version The Work of the Serious Fraud Office - Oral and Written Evidence (PDF) 14 February 2013
The Work of the Attorney-General - Oral Evidence - 24 October 2012 | PDF version The Work of the Attorney-General - Oral Evidence - 24 October 2012 (PDF) 14 February 2013

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